Meth bills hurt honest citizens

9:47 PM,
Mar. 2, 2014

Brian Diller

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Brian Diller

Methamphetamine used to be called the "poor man's drug" - cheap to buy and easy to make. Most people consider it a rural problem, but increasingly it is creeping into urban areas such as Nashville and Memphis.

St. Luke's Community House has a proud heritage of working with the needy in Nashville, and we join the call to beat back this scourge. But we do not believe it should be done on the backs of law-abiding citizens.

With the current state legislative session in full swing, our organization is increasingly worried about bills that would do just that - implement severe purchasing limits for ...